In Old Oklahoma
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| Directed by | Albert S. Rogell |
| Produced by | Robert North |
| Screenplay by |
Ethel Hill Eleanore Griffin |
| Story by | Thomson Burtis |
| Starring |
John Wayne Martha Scott |
| Music by | Walter Scharf |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Ernest J. Nims |
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Republic Pictures
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| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.5 million (US rentals) |
In Old Oklahoma (reissued as War of the Wildcats) is a 1943 American Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell starring John Wayne and Martha Scott. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture and the other for Sound Recording (Daniel J. Bloomberg).
Eastern school teacher Catherine Allen becomes notorious in 1906 when it is learned that she has authored a romance novel. She decides to move West and begin a new life.
On the train, oil man Jim Gardner makes a pass at her. Catherine asks a cowboy, Dan Somers, to sit nearby as a safety measure. Both are on their way to Oklahoma, with stagecoach driver Despirit Dean tagging along with his friend Dan.
Many people in Sapulpa are upset with Jim's business tactics. A farmer feels he was paid too little for his property after Jim discovers oil there. Jim is furious when Dan strongly discourages Chief Big Tree from selling Indian land at too low an offer.
Dan travels to Washington, D.C., to ask President Theodore Roosevelt about oil rights. He fought for Teddy and the Rough Riders a few years before. Teddy offers him a chance to transport thousands of barrels of oil to a Tulsa refinery to win the rights over Jim, which leads to Jim's hired man, the Cherokee Kid, setting off an explosion and sabotaging the trip.
Catherine and Dan fall in love, with hotel owner Bessie Baxter playing matchmaker. A final fistfight between Dan and Jim settles matters once and for all.
Republic Pictures released it on December 6, 1943.
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